Tag: Fermi Paradox

Sci-Fi Art Feature — Joakim Ericsson

Hey there SciFi fans!

Although he was originally a classically trained painter, Joakim Ericsson has now found his calling as a concept artist. Known for his incredibly detailed pieces, his work also stands out because of his expert use of color, and mastery of perspective. He is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Ericsson is a fantastic world-builder, which he and I have discussed in the context of Singularity’s Children; It’s quite an immense feat to think up an alternate reality, and I have a lot of respect for the kid of detailed drawings that he’s able to produce on the heel of that imagination.

Here are a few of his awe-inspiring visuals:

If you’re interested in seeing more, here’s a link to his ArtStation site!

AATIP: Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program

Another Secret Government Program: https://www.space.com/39325-us-government-ufo-program-legacy.html

I am not a great believer in this UFO stuff, although the wide-eyed adolescent in me would love there to be Aliens amongst us (as long as they’re not space Nazis)…

I did watch Unacknowledged the other day as a pulpy, late-night self-indulgent treat 🙂 There do seem to be an unexpectedly large number of senior politicians in the US saying wacky things about little grey men…

 

Blue Water Ice on Mars

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-discover-clean-water-ice-just-below-mars-surface/

Lots of pure water ice just 1m below the surface on Mars. This would certainly be useful when setting up a colony!

Image: Ville Ericsson

“Dundas and his colleagues hypothesize that the ice originated as snow, falling in waves over millions of years.”

Taken with the previous post about the possibility of ancient Martian oceans teaming with life, it is painful to think about the planet dying—eons of increasingly severe winters; organisms freezing and desiccating as seas became ice; millions of years of snow; the Martian atmosphere condensing, freezing and precipitating, settling in drifts hundreds of meters thick blanketing the planet…